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Hello I am Kristopher, founder, President, and Person Responsible for Maintenance for Maple West Aero Ltd. Flying since 2003 and turning wrenches since 2004, I have always loved being around planes.

Born and raised in the Lower Mainland, I make my home in Pitt Meadows. You’ll find me wrenching on various Cessnas, or burning laps around the airport in my PA22/20.

Over the years I have flown/ wrenched for Mom and Pop operations in tiny towns on the Arctic Circle to luxury lodges in the Rocky Mountains and South Chilcotins. A recent highlight has been 4 seasons as Captain on the 14 passenger DHC3 Turbo Otter and Cessna Caravan EX G1000 for Harbour Air. Always learning, planning, studying and perfecting, making good decisions has led me to an accident and violation free career. Realizing long ago that knowing details mechanically about the bush planes I was flying was an important skill, I worked hard to add the AME license to my aviation resume.

I have always wanted to own and operate a Transport Canada approved aviation business. I founded Maple West Aero in 2016 and am proud to have achieved AMO status in early 2024!

Thanks for visiting, and Welcome!